Alexandre Ivanovich Dubuque
Native nameАлександр Иванович Дюбюк
Birth dateMarch 3, 1812
Birth placeMoscow, Russia
Death dateJanuary 8, 1898 (aged 85)
Death placeMoscow, Russia
Burial placeVagankovo Cemetery
OccupationPianist · composer · teacher

Alexandre Ivanovich Dubuque, also Alexander and Dubuc (Russian: Алекса́ндр Ива́нович Дюбю́к; 3 March O.S. 1812  – 8 January O.S. 1898),[1][2] was a Russian pianist, composer and teacher of French descent.

Life

He was born and died in Moscow. His father was a refugee from the French Revolution who had fled to Russia. He studied piano under the tutelage of John Field.[3][4]

One of his works was "Do not scold me, my darling" (Russian: Не брани меня, родная), which was played by Léon Theremin around the 1950s,[5] and later by Kaia Galina Urb with Heiki Mätlik.[2]

Students

References

  1. ^ "GHCD 2250/51/52/53 Russian Legacy Georgi Vinogradov", Guild GmbH; Moskau 314b; 8262 Ramsen, Switzerland, retrieved 2009-05-06
  2. ^ "Russian Romantic Songs / Kaia Urb, Heiki Mätlik CD", CD Universe, retrieved 2009-05-06
  3. ^ Harrison, Max (2006), Rachmaninoff: Life, Works, Recordings, Continuum International Publishing Group, p. 13, ISBN 978-0-8264-9312-5
  4. ^ "Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev Biography", Naxos Digital Services Ltd, retrieved 2009-05-06
  5. ^ Leon Theremin playing his own instrument. Archived 2021-12-20 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2009-05-06. playing Ne brani menya rodnaya by Aleksandr Dubuque in the 1950s (needs Flash)